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Tier VIII Battleship Premium

France

Champagne

In the 1930s, France and the U.S.S.R. signed the Treaty of Mutual Assistance that opened up, among other things, the ability to purchase military equipment from each other. On a Soviet order, Schneider developed a 406 mm gun that was planned to be mounted on Soviet battleships. The outbreak of World War II slowed down the construction of battleships in...

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In the 1930s, France and the U.S.S.R. signed the Treaty of Mutual Assistance that opened up, among other things, the ability to purchase military equipment from each other. On a Soviet order, Schneider developed a 406 mm gun that was planned to be mounted on Soviet battleships. The outbreak of World War II slowed down the construction of battleships in the U.S.S.R., and these guns could well have been used on battleships under construction in France. To fit the barbette of a 380 mm quadruple-gun turret, the 406 mm turret had to be made a triple one.

Doubloons
17,500
Official profile image of Champagne

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
60,900
Maximum speed
34.0 knots
Surface detection
15.9 km
Main battery range
25.0 km
Main battery reload
28.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection15.9 km
  • Main battery25 km
  • Secondary battery7.6 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 406 mm HE Mle 1938 6,100
  • AP · 406 mm APC Mle 1938 12,100
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
34.0 knots
Turning circle radius
850 m
Rudder shift time
15.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection
15.9 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 34

Survivability

Hit points
60,900
Torpedo damage reduction
28 %
Survivability API rating 76

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–430 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 87
Maximum range
25.0 km
Reload time
28.0 s
Rate of fire
2.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
258 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

406 mm HE Mle 1938
HE
Maximum damage per hit
6,100
Fire chance
49.0 %
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
900 kg
406 mm APC Mle 1938
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,100
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
900 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/50 Mle 1938 in a turret
Mounts
2
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.6 km
Mount
152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
Maximum damage per hit
2,200
Fire chance
12.0 %
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
870 m/s
Mount
100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
Maximum damage per hit
1,400
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
780 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 58
Aura
25 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1939 on a CAD Mle 1939 mount
Calibre
25 mm
Mounts
9
Aura
37 mm/50 CAIL Mle 1933 on a CAD Mle 1933 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
100 mm/45 Mle 1933 on an Mle 1937 mount
Calibre
100 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1936 mount
Calibre
152 mm
Mounts
3
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
60,900
Main-battery barrels
2
Secondary barrels
15
AA mounts
36

Engine

Published maximum speed
34.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

PCA n° 8 Mle 1

Default
Type
Suo

Champagne

Default
Type
Hull

406 mm/50 Mle 1938 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Propulsion: 155,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
12
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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U.S.S.R.

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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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